Developing intercultural communicative skills

Worldwide Lost Significant Completed Quotes

1. 
   ‘International English’, ‘World English’ or ‘Global English’ are terms used to describe a type of ‘General English’ that has, over the course of the twentieth century, beco
   
2. 
   me a ______________means of communication.
   

2. Similarly, the distinction between past tense got and past participle gotten still exists in American English but has been ______ in most dialects of the UK.
3. The history of the English language is of _____________because English is spoken more frequently than any other language except Chinese, according to the International En cyclopedia of Linguistics.
4. Webster _______________ his dictionary during his year abroad in 1825 in Paris, France, and at the University of Cambridge.
5. Noah Webster also used __________ from many authors of classical literature in his dictionary.


Lessons 4-5
Background to English becoming an international language: political and social circumstances

Handout 1
Group 1 - 17^th -18^th century
Group 2– 18^th – 19^th century
Group 3 – Late 19^th century – early 20^th century
Group 4 – Second half of 20^th century


Handout 2 British Colonialism
The spread of English began in 16^th century, when the language became a tool of imperial expansion, and end up by gaining a special place in the history of a significant number of countries. This was what happened in USA, but also in other colonial areas. You have here a table in which you can find how English spread took place in different territories conquered by the English.